Asset Management: how to switch OUT from Sales / MO / BO to Investment roles

Yes, you work in a cool AM / WM company, but for some reason you are NOT acquiring the necessary "hard" skill set needed to succeed in a FO Investment role.

You ended in up in Sales-related jobs, MO, BO, or anything else that is just not giving you modelling skills, trading skills, fundamental analysis skills.

The more the time passes, the more the likelihood to make the switch goes down.

Please share your horror / success stories here !

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